Horticulture Degree

The horticulture program at Pamlico Community College prepares students to be landscape designers, landscape contractors, greenhouse managers, and growers. The program focuses on the general production and processing of plants, shrubs, flowers, foliage, trees, groundcovers, and related plant material. Program courses include: horticulture science and principles, plant identification, proper soil development and management, sustainable landscape and irrigation design, water conservation, turf maintenance practices, integrated pest management, licensing and certification, and business practices. Get more details below including other North Carolina colleges that offer horticulture degrees.

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Pamlico Community College (PCC)

601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC

Pamlico Community College, located in coastal Pamlico County, North Carolina, is the right choice for you if you are looking for accessible and affordable quality education, training and lifelong learning opportunities through quality teaching. With this as their mission, they strive to educate and support you and ensure that the college is an enriching and productive experience for you.

Founded in 1962, as an industrial education center, this college offers a wide variety of programs in varied disciplines such as Allied Health, Arts and Sciences, Business Technologies, Cosmetology, General Occupational Technology, Horticulture and Welding Technology. You can get details of the programs from their website. They also offer Distance learning programs. If you can connect to the internet you can earn college credits! Distance learning courses meet the standards established by the North Carolina Community College System and are accepted as part of the graduation requirement for an approved degree, diploma or certificate.

PCC is accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Associate Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates.

Education does not come easily and it requires investment of your efforts, your time and your resources. If you need assistance in terms of finance, PCC is there to counsel you and help you to be able to attend college.

To help you achieve your educational as well as career goals, PCC provides support through different student services. They also have a Student Success Center that provides tutoring by experienced tutors in English and Math. A Small Business Center provides free and confidential counseling for businesses that are new or existing.

With the varied disciplines offered in education and with all the student services to take advantage of this college is a good choice to start your first step towards achieving your education and career goals.

Students Enrolled in the Horticulture Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. PCC offers a less than one year certificate program in horticulture.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Nursery and Greenhouse Managers

Description

Plan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate activities of workers engaged in propagating, cultivating, and harvesting horticultural specialties, such as trees, shrubs, flowers, mushrooms, and other plants.

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

Description

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 5.3% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Wilmington, NC
  • Total Employment: 70
  • Average Hourly Rate: $22.82
  • Average Annual Salary: $47460

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).